diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 5a70a93..739dda1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	sysfs_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	sysfs_attach_dentry(sd, dentry);
 
  out_unlock:
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 200e1bf..0d706a8 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -211,23 +211,6 @@
 	return inode;
 }
 
-/**
- *	sysfs_instantiate - instantiate dentry
- *	@dentry: dentry to be instantiated
- *	@inode: inode associated with @sd
- *
- *	Unlock @inode if locked and instantiate @dentry with @inode.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	None.
- */
-void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
-{
-	BUG_ON(!dentry || dentry->d_inode);
-
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-}
-
 int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name)
 {
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 0436754..8a0aea1 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 extern void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
 
 extern struct inode * sysfs_get_inode(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-extern void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode);
 
 extern void release_sysfs_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * sd);
 extern struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_find_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,